CLIO 1838-1866

She was built of black birch. pine and oak and
registered at St. John on completion. a three masted barque.

A few months later she was sold to Avery, the well-established
Padstow merchant house. and in some ways she marks the zenith of
Padstow shipping. A brand new deep water square rigger owned by
Padstow, a full Lloyds surveying port, trading from Padstow to Quebec
and other North American ports. taking substantial numbers of
emigrants and returning with prime timber for Padstow's expanding
shipyards.

Rawle and Easthorpe (master) took over from Avery and Brown
[master) in 1845, but all went on as before until 185? when the Doom
Bar persuaded her people that she was too big for Padstow: she
carried on as a Quebec trader, but sailing from Falmouth and Plymouth
and even Gloucester.

Her survey ran out in 1858 but Rawle & Co. remained the
owners. In 1865 J. Moore of Stonehouse, Devon was her owner, and her
register ends with the note "Abandoned at Sea 3rd July 1866".

In April/May 1855, the Clio sailed forQuebec, it's port of
departure now being Plymouth, Padstow being deemed too small. It's
sister ships were the John, Siam and Oriental. The Clio Captain was
William Symons, the others being Edward Rawle (John), Charles Rawle
(Siam) and Henry Tom (Oriental).